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Timon

The name Timon means “honorable; worthy.” Timon is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Acts 6:5.

Who was Timon?

Honouring, one of the seven deacons at Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). Nothing further is known of him.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Timon

  • Acts 6:5

    And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Timeline of Timon's life

DateEvent
30 ADSeven chosen to serve